NAB Leadership Foundation is hiring : Assistant News Director in Norfolk

Overview

TEGNA Inc. helps people thrive in their local communities by providing trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. WVEC-TV, the TEGNA-owned ABC affiliate in Norfolk (Hampton Roads), is searching for a motivated and people-oriented leader to serve as Assistant News Director. Our ideal candidate is a collaborative, experienced leader who can juggle multiple projects and guide journalists. Through careful coaching, the Assistant News Director elevates our station's storytelling, writing and execution. The ideal candidate has excellent news judgment and strong management skills with the ability to motivate, collaborate and own the big story. The Assistant News Director will lead day-to-day decision making and ensure our content best serves the audience on all platforms, including streaming.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with producers, reporters, anchors, digital producers and photographers on compelling, impact-driven original storytelling and daily news coverage
• Oversee production of newscasts and special programming
• Make split-second decisions to lead the news team during breaking news and severe weather events
• Work with executive producers to ensure a multi-platform content approach in every stage of the news gathering process
• Strategize with executive team on goals focused on growing our people, our content, and our audience
• Build relationships with news sources and community stakeholders
• Execute administrative duties such as managing direct reports, creating schedules, and training new employees
• Assist in training and providing valuable feedback for entire editorial team
• Evaluate workflow efficiencies and adjust processes and procedures as necessary

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or related field and news leadership experience
• 7-10+ years of content experience, including generation of original news content
• Solid journalistic and content judgement that emphasizes accurate, fair and unique local content, along with community engagement
• Excellent people management skills
• Strong communication and conflict management skills
• Strong organizational skills in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment

Benefits

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. Benefits include two medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance. The 401(k) program allows full, part-time and temporary employees to contribute 1% - 80% of pay pre-tax, with a company match on the first 4% of pay and 100% vesting from day one. All employees and eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor visits via Teladoc and 12 free annual therapy sessions through Spring Health. TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy and nine paid holidays per year. Some jobs may be covered by a collective bargaining agreement, and benefits described may not apply to those in bargaining units.

EEO Statement

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We hire and develop individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you need an accommodation to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com

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